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8A | WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2019 | SIUSLAW NEWS Siuslaw Outreach Services advocate wins ‘PASSION’ Award SOS Advocate and Vol- unteer Coordinator Lori Oltman was recently the recipient of the coveted P.A.S.S.I.O.N. Award for 2019. This award is presented to the outstanding advocate of the year for the entire state of Oregon. Oltman was presented the award at the annual Oregon Co- alition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence (OC- ADSV) Conference in Sun- river this past spring. Passion not only de- scribes Oltman’s work eth- ic, but each letter represents the values of those in the field of DV/SA advocacy. P-perseverance; A-advo- cacy; S-sensitivity; S-strength; I-integrity; O-optimism; N-nur- turance. “Oltman demon- strates all these things in her work,” said SOS Executive Direector Bob Teter. Oltman said she was very surprised when OCADSV Ex- ecutive Director, Va- nessa Timmons, read Oltman’s name and asked her to join her on the stage. The moment was made extra special for Oltman because her daugh- ter and granddaughter were also attending the event. As Oltman made her way on subjects that are im- portant to her clients. Oltman said she was both shocked and deep- ly honored to be recog- nized for her efforts to care for her clients and support her team of dedicated staff and vol- unteers at Siuslaw Out- reach Services. When news of her prestigious award was COURTESY PHOTO shared with staff and Lori Oltman volunteers at SOS, sev- to the stage, Timmons read eral expressed it was a portion of her nomina- well deserved and they tion that had been submit- were not at all surprised. ted by Teter. Oltman’s dedication to In it, Teter noted Olt- her work for the communi- man’s dedicated service ty is well known within the and efforts to stay current Siuslaw Outreach Services. +DVLWEHHQ\HDUVRUPRUHVLQFH\RXU WDQNZDVSXPSHG"7KHQLW¶VWLPH &DOOXVWRWRGD\WRVFKHGXOHDQDSSRLQWPHQW &KHFN6DWXUGD\¶VSDSHUIRUDFRXSRQJRRGRQ\RXUQH[WVHUYLFH /RZHVW3ULFHV*XDUDQWHHG²:HZLOOPDWFKDQ\FRPSHWLWRUVSULFH CS2 Savannah Leffler advances to Specialist PHOTO BY DEBORAH HELDT CORDONE From left: Chris Moxley, CS2 Savannah Leffler and grandmother Judy Bacon. Culinary Specialist Sa- vannah Leffler advanced to Culinary Specialist Second Class during an advancement ceremony at Coast Guard Station Siuslaw River on July 1, 2019. CS2 Leffler, originally from Enosburgh, Vt., has served in the Coast Guard for almost three years. She is working towards becoming a Special Aide and dreams of becoming an Officer someday. CS2 Leffler’s grandpar- ents, Judy and Alan Ba- con, traveled from Rich- land, Wash., to attend the ceremony. 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